“A Different Way To Do Christmas”

Alternative Christmas Market

Sunday, December 9, 2007
11:15 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

The Immanuel ReSale Shop will be OPEN too!
1035 N. Waverly Place
11:15 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Many wonderful Christmas items for sale!

A much anticipated holiday tradition for the congregation and the community, the market provides an alternative for shoppers to the hectic, consumer-driven “maul at the mall.” 

Since the first Alternative Christmas Market in 1995, this annual event has raised over $195,000, all of which has been given to participating agencies and organizations.  Shoppers at this year’s market may purchase a variety of gifts ranging in price from $5 to $200, with many gifts under $50.  Gift items include:  a hat and mittens for a child (Community Advocates), a stocked toolbox (Habitat for Humanity), a home-based care kit for a person with AIDS (Presbyterian International Health Ministries), and tutoring for an adult learning to read (Literacy Services of Wisconsin). 

Gifts are made in the name of friends, relatives, or co-workers; specially designed cards describe the gifts and the organizations that will benefit from them. The Alternative Christmas Market provides a tangible way to spread the spirit of Christmas – the good news of Jesus’ birth for a hungry and hurting world. 

Located on Milwaukee’s lower east side, Immanuel Presbyterian Church seeks to be a welcoming and inclusive place of worship for all people.  Visitors are always welcome. Immanuel Presbyterian Church worships Sunday mornings at 10:00, continuing it’s heritage as Milwaukee’s oldest congregation, founded in 1837.  The mission of Immanuel Church is to affirm God’s call to be a servant of Christ and a steward of the Gospel through worship, education, and mission.  Immanuel is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA). 

For more information, contact the church office at (414) 276-4757.